peterson



c. c. PETERSON.

' HOSE SUPPORTER. 7 APPLICATION EI LED JAN- !0, I9I9 .'1,3-15 ,573. Patented Sept. 9, 1919;-

Jtbmwys UNITED STATES PATENT onmo g CARLO. rn rrnnson, or wasn necuon, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

i To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, CARL' G. PETERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vashington, in vthe District of Columbia,

5" have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Supporters, of which thefollowing isa specification.

This invention relates to hose supporters andhas for. its object the provision, of a comparatively simple and thoroughly efiicient device of this character, the construe -ti0n of whichis such that when'the-supporting band loses its elasticity orotherwise becomes impaired from continued use, said band may bereadily detached from the clasp suspension element and replaced by a new band, thus permitting repeated use of the suspension element and clasp. and consequently prolongingthe effective life of the a supporter.

The invention further contemplates 'th provision of a hose supporter, the suspension element of which is formed with a' pocket adapted to receive the supporting band, the-parts being provided with interengaging fastening devices ,so that by re-' leaslnglsaid fastening devlces the band may be quickly withdrawn from the pocket and replaced, by a new band when necessary.

Theiinvention. further aims to provide a novel form of garment-engaging clasp 1n- 1 eluding a stationary member havlng a cir-' ,cumferential seatmg groove and a plvotedmember coacting therewith and adapted to i '35. clampthe hose within said groove when the free end of the pivoted memberis swung n downwardly to operative position.

- Afurther object is to provide novel means for detachably connecting'the ends of the supporting. band and means disposed at'the rear of the garment-engaging claspfor preventing the latter from coming in direct contact with the leg of the wearer.

A still fnrther'object of the invention is h generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility,f durability and efliciency. I v i Other and incidentalrobjectswill appear as thedescription. proceeds. In the drawingswherein I have illustrated the preferred .embodiment ofthe invention;- andwherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutt the several views:

' 5o Figure 1' is aperspectivew iewi-v of a garnosn-surron'rnn.

Specificatioiiof Letters Patent. Patented Sepfj I a Application filed ianuar iaiele. Serial Iva-270,531. I

ment supporter embodying the present invention showing the application of the same; A F ig.2 is a front elevation of the garmentengaging clasp detached; 1-3:;

-, Fig; 3 is atransverse.sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l and, looking in the I ,to in the following .d% ritption and indicated in all the views 0 hehirawings by the same referencecharacters;

The improved hose supporter forming the subject-matter of the present invention comprises an elastic-supporting band 5fadapted to encircle the, leg of the wearer and to To which is detachably secured a clasp suspension element or pad 6. xThe suspension element 6 ispreferably substantially triangular in shape, as shown, and secured to the upper edge thereof is a strip of material 7 folded uponitself and stitched or otherwise secured to the pad 6, as indicated at 8, to.

form a segmental pocket 9 adapted to receive the supporting band 5. x

The suspension element 6 is detachably secured to the supporting band5 by interengaging fastening devicesflO aiidll, the fastening devicesclO' being preferably in the form of substantially circular heads secured to the supporting band 5 at predetermined points in the length thereof and the fastening devices 11 being preferablyin the form of resilient sockets secured to one of the walls of theipocket 9 and adapted toreceive the headslO; I

By arranging the parts this inanner when the supporting band' 5 means elasticity or otherwise becomes impaired from continued use, the, same may be readily withdrawn from the pocket 9 and replaced by a new supporting band by merely disengagingtheffastening devices lQ- illld 11 as will be readily understood. I I

I Depending from the lower or reduced end of thesuspension element 6 is a plate 12 constituting one element of a garment-engaging clasp, the other element of the clasp being in the form of a bail 13, the upper end of which is pivotally mounted in suitable eyes 14 arranged on the outer face of the plate .12, as best shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

The upper end of the plate 12 i s provided with an opening 15 through which extends the reduced end of the suspension element or pad 6, the pad being secured to theplate 12 by'stitching or otherwise as desired. Projecting laterally, from the outer face of the plat/e12 is an enlargement 16 having. its

peripheral edge formed with a concave seating groove 17 adapted to receive the material of which the hose is formed when the clamping member or bail 13is swung downwardly to lowered position. I The lower end of the projection 16 is preferably curved or rounded while the free end of the clamping bail 13 is correspondingly curved or rounded so as to conform to and fit within the seating groove 17. The plate-12 at the lower or curved portion of the projection 16 is preferably cut away at 18 in order to lighten the same and arranged directly .albove said out-away portion is a transverse reinforcing web 19 whichconnects the adjacent sidewalls of the projection 16 and serves ,to prevent spreading ofthe walls thereof. Arranged at the rear of the plate 12- is abacking strip 20 so as to prevent the clasp from coming in direct contact with the leg of the wearer. The plate 12 .is

formed with a plurality of laterally extend-.

ing attaching eyes 21 and the backing 20 is preferably secured to the plate by stitching the eyes 21 thereto, as best shown in Fig.

2 of the drawings. Projecting longitudi= nally from the free end of the clamping bail is afinger piece 22, by means of which the;

said bail maybe conveniently released from engagement with the garment when it is desired to release the hose.

It will thus be seen that by positioning the upper edge of the hose over the projection 16 and swinging the free end of the clamping bail 13 downwardly, the material at the upper edge of the hose will be forcedwithin the seating groove 17 and in which position it will be securely clamped by engagement with the bail-13 which, as. shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, a1so enters the seating groove 17-.

.In order to provide for the ready connection and disconnection of the ends of the supporting band 5, I provide a novel form of fastening including coacting meme jection 24 stamped or otherwise formed integral therewith and having its oppos te, .inclined walls-grooved at 25. The. plate 23 bers, .one of which is in the form of a plate 23. .haviiig a substantially V-shaped pro is provided 'wi'thlaterally extending loops 26 which bear against the supporting band etters portion 24. When the ends of the supporting band 5 are drawn together and the loop 28 is positioned over the projection 24 and a slight longitudinal pull exerted on the member 27, the loop 28 .will frictiona-lly engage the grooved walls of the projection 24 and thereby prevent accidental separation of the ends of the supporting band. The supporting band is passed. through the attaching loop of the fastening device 27 and the end of said band extendedthrough a buckle 27 of any suitable construction so as to permit the band to be adjusted to fit the leg of the wearer.

Inasmuch as the suspension element or pad 6 carrying the garment-engaging clamp is detachably secured to the supporting band 5, the suspension element and garment-engaging clasp may be .used over and over again by merely substituting a new supporting band for the worn or impaired one thus materially rolonging the effective life of the hose supporter. It will, of course, be understood that the hose supporters may be made in different sizes and shapes and that any desired type of fastening devices may be employed for detachably securing the suspension element to the supporting band without departing from the spirit of .the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A hose supporter including a supporting band, a clasp suspension element having a pocket formed therein for the reception of the band, and 'interengaging fasten- .ing devices carried by. said band and the wall of the pocket.

2. A hose supporter including a supporting band, a clasp suspension element, a strip of material secured to the upper portion of the suspension element and folded to form a pocket adapted to receive a portion of the supporting band, and interengaging' fastening devices carried by said ocket and supporting band for detachab y securing the suspension element in position on the supporting band. I

3. A hose supporter including a supporting band having interengaging ends, a clasp suspension element having a pocket adapted to receive a portion of th s band, spaced heads secured to the supporting band, and resilient sockets secured toone wall of the pockctend adapted to receive the heads for one of which is secured to the band and the detachably securing the suspension element other to the pocket for detachably secur- 10 in position on the supporting; bend. ing the suspension. element in position On 4:. A hose supporter including a supportthe supporting band. ing bend having interengaging ends, a clasp In testimony whereof I afiix my signasusp'ension element having a pocket adapted ture'. to receive a portion of the band, and a fesi. tening device including coacting members CARL-C PETERSON. [L 3.] 

